I don't understand. I looked at stains with Peedar and a traditional black light. Only the trad. light showed the stains. Why can you see and not me?
1878
To be honest, this thing never worked for me. I put batteries in as instructed, it flashed once, then smelled burned, and never worked again. Waste of money.
1879
I had the same problem. Can barely see even old/major stains with the Pedar, while many of them show up reasonably when using the inexpensive florescent light.
1880
I have made sure the room for mine is dark and the urine stains (and other stains) are dried. This is when it starts forming the fluorescence crystals that make it show up. If the urine or stain is still wet, the crystals that will fluoresce under this wavelength will not show up as the the neonish yellow/green or brighter white (colour depends on the stain / fluid type as well as how long it has set).
612717
We saw the same result. After treating the area the urine stain was less visible under the black light.
1098563
If by illuminated do you mean it can be seen in the dark, not at all. This unit is very basic. The status of what it is doing does display with little black letters & numbers. If you have decent vision it should be clear.
1994414
I have the same question. Looks like the lights are gone with out notice. In fact I thought it's not working since there to light, but looks OK afterwards. What is disturbing is that as an owner of old model I was not aware of the missing lights...
1053503
Yes....I just checked out my bathroom. You can see everything! Urine, toothpaste, soap scum and globs of hand lotion. From now on, I'm cleaning with the black light!
1777669
I have glow in the dark pebbles. Black lights never seemed to do much to them. I think the Light has a hard time penetrating through the water. But that's just a guess. Go buy yourself a black light poster. Then if the pebbles don't work out you've got yourself something sweet
1164484
Colton, I know it is confusing. Geeez, I wanted a flashlight not a computer program. Actually, Jeff Hunt gave you the correct answer. I sent mine back and got a led light that does one thing...cast bright light!
107114
I agree with the other responses. This unit has the tiny lights on top. I put mine on a bar stool and am not able to even see the lights from my bed.
833837
One thing about these lights, once you treat the stain, they will still glow, so if you have a repeat offender, it can be hard to tell if you are dealing with a new stain or an old one. Still totally worth it to get the light, I was just shocked when I first figured this out. It helps to pay attention to where your stains are. Just keep in mind they will pee in the same spots sometimes, so it could be both a new and old spot at the same time. That is when you just have to embrace the full challenge of your loved one and sniff that spot, or just treat it again, if you cannot bear to do that. Good luck to all that have this problem, we are not a small group! One thing about these lights, once you treat the stain, they will still glow, so if you have a repeat offender, it can be hard to tell if you are dealing with a new stain or an old one. Still totally worth it to get the light, I was just shocked when I first figured this out. It helps to pay attention to where your stains are. Just keep in mind they will pee in the same spots sometimes, so it could be both a new and old spot at the same time. That is when you just have to embrace the full challenge of your loved one and sniff that spot, or just treat it again, if you cannot bear to do that.... » Read More One thing about these lights, once you treat the stain, they will still glow, so if you have a repeat offender, it can be hard to tell if you are dealing with a new stain or an old one. Still totally worth it to get the light, I was just shocked when I first figured this out. It helps to pay attention to where your stains are. Just keep in mind they will pee in the same spots sometimes, so it could be both a new and old spot at the same time. That is when you just have to embrace the full challenge of your loved one and sniff that spot, or just treat it again, if you cannot bear to do that. Good luck to all that have this problem, we are not a small group! « Show Less
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This light shows through on the edges of the letters. It is possible to see the letters in the dark, but it is not %100 clear. Hope that helps!
2059943
I only noticed it because I was looking for it due to reading other people's comments. Mostly I just leave a different lamp on that doesn't reflect from where I usually watch tv. Also you can adjust the angle of the tv so it doesn't reflect the lights. I live alone so this is easy. It's really no problem.
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Basically, I don't know. Best to check it when it is very dark. Indoors or outdoors doesn't make a difference. I've only tried my light on fresh urine. Apparently it's good for looking (?) at other stuff as well. Hope this helps a bit for you.
2185930
The picture and brightess seem excellent to me. In a dark room when I turn it on it seems really bright for a few seconds .??Is this backlight bleedthrough? Black seems very black. The built in speakers are not adequate and if you do any music or sound for that matter, use auxiliary speakers for sure.
564370
Best way to describe it is like being able to still see "blacked out" tail lights on a car. Not quite as bright, but still visible.
346967
The back light is very dim, also. In bright areas it can be difficult to read. If there is no reading yet you are receiving filtered water? Whether then a bad filter is a judgment call.
855711
It is only clear enough that if you have light going through, it would be shown. For example, the mac sign is visible because it is lit - otherwise, it probably wouldn't be visible.
835303
I agree with the others that you may get a glimpse of it; it's inside the appliance. I don't believe it's exposing me to any UV light. It's the light on the front control panel that is BRIGHT (and why I covered it with black tape/paper so I can sleep)